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Pruning and training. Ericas just need a light annual trim after flowering, to keep them compact and bushy. Using shears, trim the whole plant lightly when the flowers have finished. Alternatively, with small plants, remove the faded flowering stems individually with snips or secateurs.
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Botanical name: Erica. Common name: Heath, heather. These small evergreen shrubs more than earn their keep, with long-lasting, colourful flower displays, often in winter when little else is in bloom. They are ideal for small gardens and containers or can be massed together in borders to create a tapestry of colours that change through the seasons.
Dec 30, 2016 · The most important two species, Erica carnea and Erica darleyensis, are real winter heathers and flower from December to March/April. Erica carnea is more compact, and Erica darleyensis has a looser growing habit. They look attractive in group plantings in borders or pots. There are many cultivars of both species. The colours are pink, lilac or ...
Planting and Growing Erica. Plant in a sunny position in well-drained acidic soil. Most heathers prefer acid soils but several varieties, including E. carnea, E. darleyensis, E. medditerranea and E. terminalis, will tolerate alkaline conditions. Most varieties are fully hardy with a few exceptions, such as Erica gracilis and Erica x hyemalis ...
Ground-cover heathers. Botanical name: Erica. Common name: Heath, heather. These compact shrubs can be massed together in a sunny spot to create a tapestry of evergreen foliage in various colours, enhanced with long-lasting seasonal flower displays. They also work well in containers or as low border edgings.
Erica Cerinthoides is a long-lived species and best suited to cultivation in rock garden pockets or in groups of three or more amongst rocks in garden beds. It also performs well in deep containers with a diameter of 25 to 30 cm. Young plants form neat, compact bushes during the first few years, thereafter becoming lanky and woody with age ...
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It’s amazing to hear that there are over 800 different species of Ericas that may be found growing naturally throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Although while only a tiny part of these species may be grown in gardens, many of the most well-liked varieties have colorful foliage that improves their aesthetic appeal.
